What are the responsibilities and job description for the CAD Drafter and Estimator position at Tivoli?
CAD DRAFTER with electrical design & estimating experience
CAD Drafter needed, possessing a minimum 4-6 years of recent, verifiable, related work experience in a CAD drafting position with electrical and lighting construction project drawing experience, shop drawing experience, and project electrical estimating / take-off experience.
Qualifications and Experience needed:
- Use of CAD drafting software (2018 and higher) to generate 2D construction layout plans
- Experience with, and possessing, the following CAD drafting skills
o Layer control and layer management
o XRef ’s (PDF to Tiff converted files primarily, and native CAD files, as backgrounds)
o Model Space
o Paper Space (advanced level of experience with layout viewports)
o Scales / Scale factors
o Plotting to pdf
o Architectural / Construction plans paper sizes
- General computing experience
o Network files / folders navigation
o Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel)
o Use of online file storage, online tools such as online planrooms and construction bidding portals to retrieve construction plans
- General to advanced knowledge of construction, electrical construction, lighting layouts and electrical installation materials (wiring, jboxes, light fixtures, power supplies, etc)
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Strong attention to detail including product specification data
- Highly organized
- Ability to work independently as well as with a team
- HS diploma with some college a plus
- CAD training or CAD training certificate a plus
- Clean driving record
- Ability to pass a background check
What you will be doing:
- Reviewing project construction plans sets with manager(s) to prepare for lighting layout drafting (fixtures, linear lighting, accent lighting, lighting run length designations).
- Selecting the proper CAD Templates (Tblocks, legends, details, pre-defined layer lists) from libraries to use to initiate the drafting process.
- Xref relevant background drawing(s) or Tiff files and set up layout sheets with various viewports for details or specific areas of work on the overall plans.
- Prepare drawings depicting locations of light fixtures, linear light fixtures, accent lighting, power supplies, jboxes, and other electrical devices, while working under the direction and prioritization designated by manager(s).
- Make corrections / drawing revisions changes as needed.
- Help maintain project file directory structure, store files in proper project location, annotate revision histories.
- Attend meetings with team members.
- Provide updates on tasks in process as needed / or requested.
Employment type:
- Full time
- Monday thru Friday, 7:30AM to 4:30PM.
- Some nights and weekends may be required to meet deadlines for customer requirements
Compensation:
- To be determined based on experience and qualifications
- Full time employees become eligible for company employee benefit plan after 90 days of employment
About us:
We are a leading lighting manufacturer serving the commercial and architectural lighting industry throughout the US and Internationally.